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Phys.org / Resilient quantum sensor monitors Earth's magnetic field from space for 10 months

From navigation to solar weather forecasting, many different areas of research require space-based sensors to measure Earth's magnetic field as accurately as possible at any given moment. So far, however, existing sensors ...

May 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / The liver's immune cells might be the key to curing hepatitis B

Fifteen years ago, doctors in Europe noticed a remarkable thing happening in people with chronic hepatitis B infections. When patients went off their medications, the virus started to come back—and then some of the patients ...

May 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / A two-way street: The overlapping world of premenstrual disorders and mental health conditions

Premenstrual disorders and psychiatric conditions often seem to flock together, and researchers now have data to make a case for it. A large Swedish study involving over 3 million women revealed a striking two-way path between ...

May 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / ALS is driven by a domino‑like chain reaction that begins in nerve cells, research reveals

Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, live an average of only three years after symptoms begin, though some can survive closer to 10 years. What drives these differences in survival has ...

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / New alien-life test could help Mars and Europa missions read organic molecules

For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking for on other planets or moons? A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, suggests that the more ...

May 11, 2026
Phys.org / Fair matching systems can still produce unequal outcomes, new research finds

A computerized matching system can be designed to be fair and still produce unequal outcomes if the people using it do not understand how it works, according to new research published in Organization Science that shows that ...

May 15, 2026
Phys.org / A twinkling pulsar reveals invisible structures in space

The twinkling stars in the night sky are not just beautiful to look at. Their flickering reveals something about the varying temperatures and densities in the layers of Earth's atmosphere, which refract the light as it travels ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Experimental drug shows promise for some patients with advanced prostate cancer

For men with advanced prostate cancer that no longer responds to standard hormone therapies, treatment options are limited—and time matters. As the disease progresses, the window for effective, less intensive treatments begins ...

May 15, 2026
Phys.org / When uncertainty spikes, chasing rewards backfires and a more informed strategy pulls ahead

Humans and other animals are constantly required to make decisions under uncertain conditions or while in rapidly changing environments. Past psychology and biology studies showed that some decision-making strategies can ...

May 11, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers identify enzyme that prevents chromosome breaks during DNA copying

Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have identified how a key enzyme called ATR protects DNA from breaking when cells copy damaged genetic material, a discovery that could affect how certain cancer ...

May 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / Co-designed robots reveal what health care staff and patients actually need

As robots enter hospitals and care facilities, questions remain about whether they actually make care easier for the people who give and receive it. A new Cornell Tech-led study approaches that challenge by inviting health ...

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / Dual spacecraft capture both hemispheres of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS at once

The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instruments aboard ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft and NASA's Europa Clipper made unique observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ...

May 13, 2026